The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-12

Work Of the State Board or Health-The
Coming Conference.-The. Jackson Piper, pres
ident, and DIR. c. W. Chancellor secretary of the
State Board of Health, on Saturday last visited
Hampden and Waverly, where they were met by
Dr. c. II. Mitchell and DIR. J. B. Hart, local health
officers, and secured specimens of the drinking
waters of those towns for the purposes of chemical
analysis. The State Board has been Industrious
ly visiting many towns and villages throughout
the State-among the number Cum berland, Oak
land, Cambridge, Belair, Bowie, Easton, Hamp
den and Waverly-for the same purpose.
At the sanitary conference to be held in Balti-
more, November 10th and 18th, DR.. Piper will
read paper the sanitary condition of the towns
and cities Of Maryland, and their sources OF water
supply. A large mass of information has been
gathered from physicians in all parts of the State
through circulars issued by the secretary, DR..
Chancellor, which will form the subject matter of
DIR. Piper's paper. Invitations have been extend
ed to the county School Boards to attend this
ference and give their views as to the best means
of ventilating the school houses and inquire into
| and prevent, if it exists, the overcoming and
| overwork of the scholars. Prof. T. c. Bruf, ex-
aminer of the Baltimore county schools, has been
| invited to deliver an address on school hygiene.
| The subject of sanitation is daily growing in
| Importance and we hope the efforts of our State
| Board will be met by an active interest and CO.
operation on the part of the citizens of the State
Church Cornerstone Laid.-The corner
stone of St. Marks Catholic Church, at Fallston,
Maryland Central Railroad, was laid on Sunday
| by Rev. John Foley, of Baltimore, assisted by Rev.
| Mr. Mackie, of Pikesville, and Rev. E. E. Magma
der, of Long Green. When finished the church
will be included in the Long Green parish, which
is in charge of Rev. Mr.. Maynadier, through whose
untiring efforts the money has been raised to erect
the church. 1t will be a very pretty frame build
| ing, in Gothic style of architecture and will be
surmounted by belfry, the cross Of which will be
| sixty feet above ground. The church will be very
| solidly built. 1t will be doubly weather boarded,
will rest on granite rubble-work foundation, and
will be rooted with slate. The interior will be fin
ished with polished yellow pine. The dimensions
will be 80 by 80 feet by 80 feet high in the centre.
The building is situated in the centre OF a two
| acre lot and surrounded by grove of beautiful
white oak trees and is almost directly opposite the
Fallston Meeting House of the Friends. The lot
on which the church is situated cost $500, and
when finished the church will cost $500 more,
making the total cost nearly $4,000. The corner
stone is of white marble, and contains copies of
| The UNION and other newspapers, and coin OF
every denomination of the United States currency.
The Rights of Parents.-The Hartford Dem
ocrat says: ga habeas corpus case was heard by
Judge Waters, Monday last, involving the right
of parents to bind by agreement their child to Q
stranger. The facts were that in May last Patrick
Flynn and wife moved to near Hartford Furnace
and by an agreement made with Jerome B. Weller
ESQ.,, and wife, owners of the Pannell property
gave them the possession of their four year-olt
child, to be adopted by them and educated in
particular religious faith. Flynn and wife learned
that Mr.. Weller and wife were debarred from tn
rights and privileges of their church and coult
not, in Flynn's judgment, give the child such re
ligious training as they desired and such as tn
agreement called for. The court recognized tn
validity of the agreement, and as the child wa
well cared for and was instructed regularly in tn
faith of its parents, dismissed the petition and
manded the child to the custody Of Mr.. and Mrs
| Weller"